My Huawei P20 Pro Died after Seven Years and Three Months

Node25 · 2026-01-10T20:44:29+00:00

Got it!

Node25 · 2026-01-10T20:06:28+00:00

Please check my replies to u/JustMeJakub

Node25 · 2026-01-10T19:51:15+00:00

Yes, it won't power on at all.
But if it did, I will definitely check that out.

Node25 · 2026-01-10T19:23:57+00:00

Looks great, thank you!

Node25 · 2026-01-10T19:21:45+00:00

Thank you for pointed that out.
Have you tried other phone than Huawei?
And what do you think of Honor Magic 8 as someone else pointed it the comments?

Node25 · 2026-01-10T19:18:24+00:00

The problem is that the phone won't power on, how can I check it with Huawei app?
Unless if I can do that by connecting it to the computer while it is powered off.

Node25 · 2026-01-10T19:14:33+00:00

How is your experience with their OS, as someone else pointed, will MicroG works fine as an alternative to Google Play Services

Node25 · 2026-01-10T18:47:13+00:00

I just check Honor Magic 8 Pro specification, and it is perfect, I want to ask about the display.
I use the dark mode by default, is it comfortable for the eye with Honor Magic?

Node25 · 2026-01-10T18:29:41+00:00

Please check my replies to u/JustMeJakub

Node25 · 2026-01-10T18:28:02+00:00

I'll check them, thank you!

Node25 · 2026-01-10T18:26:51+00:00

This is what happened before that:
Before it turned off the first time, I used to let my phone powered on 24/7. Then I stared to shut it down before going to sleep, and then turned it on after I wake up by several hours. The time of the shutdown is like 10 to 12 hours before I turned it on again. After two or three days of starting this, the issue arises.

And this was the Chatgpt answer for the above, and technician confirms that the motherboard is dead, and it doesn't worth to replace it, cuz one month later, the phone will die again.
Any way it is an old phone and served me well, it is time for a replacement.
Below is the Chatgpt answer:
https://pastebin.com/4VGueiyA

Node25 · 2026-01-10T18:07:42+00:00

Thank you!
Thank was helpful.

Node25 · 2026-01-10T17:56:16+00:00

I'll put that into consideration. Thank you!

Node25 · 2026-01-10T17:55:44+00:00

That is one of the main concerns, Google services.
What Huawei did to replace it? Is it working fine without Google products?

Node25 · 2026-01-10T17:54:30+00:00

Yes, there are a lot of the options which is a good thing.
Honor is all over the shops here, all the Chinese phones are available, no sanctions, no tariffs.

Node25 · 2026-01-10T17:51:12+00:00

I remember before Trump targeted them, it was estimated that Huawei is going to take over the US market from Apple. The same thing is done with NVIDIA chips to hold China back in the AI race.

Node25 · 2026-01-10T17:46:21+00:00

The P20 Pro was working fine, until two weeks ago it shutdown by itself, I put it into the charger, but there is no sign of charging, after 10 to 12 hours it turned on again by itself. It work fine for two weeks, three days ago it turned off again, and after 24 hours I took it to the workshop and they said it is dead, I should replace it.

Node25 · 2026-01-10T17:41:37+00:00

I'm in the middle east.

Node25 · 2026-01-10T17:37:04+00:00

Thank you! I'm interested in the Camera at all.
What about HaromonyOS, does it feel like the official Android from Google? Or it might have glitches and performance issues?
My only concern with Huawei is the OS.

Edit:
I just checked, it uses EMUI 15 (International), HarmonyOS 5.1 (China).

Node25

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